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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Time To Fight Wright (ranked 124 p4p, 94 weight class) and Ivan Jankovic (ranked 14 p4p, 10 weight class). Time To Fight Wright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Jankovic's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Time To Fight Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jankovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jankovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jankovic! But no joy.
Jankovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Jankovic staying out of range there.
Jankovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Jankovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright throws a right hand that Jankovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Jankovic also avoids with ease.
Time To Fight Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jankovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jankovic's hands.
Wright has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright gets a double leg takedown into Jankovic's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jankovic holds on and takes a little breather.
Wright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jankovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jankovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is really struggling to control Jankovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
Wright controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wright lands a couple of digs.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Jankovic has wrist control.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright works over Jankovic with some ground and pound from guard.
Wright is working Jankovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jankovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright drops back looking for a leg! Jankovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jankovic manages to kick Wright off! Wright jumps back into Jankovic's guard.
Wright throws a big elbow that misses.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jankovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jankovic keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Jankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wright wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wright looks to land a combination but Jankovic avoids it well.
Jankovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright lands a glancing blow to the side of Jankovic's head.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Jankovic slips the punch.
And Jankovic responds with a good body kick, but Wright manages to step out the way in time.
Jankovic defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Jankovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Jankovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright throws a series of strikes that have Jankovic backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Time To Fight Wright dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Jankovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright misses with a hook
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jankovic can do to turn this around?
Jankovic takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Jankovic moves away from the strike by Wright.
Jankovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jankovic gets caught flat footed, as Wright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to control from the top but Jankovic keeps moving.
Jankovic keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
Jankovic controlling the position.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jankovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright trying to control but Jankovic is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jankovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jankovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright sizes up Jankovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Time To Fight Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jankovic moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jankovic sprawls well. Jankovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jankovic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wright! Jankovic lets Wright back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wright is rocked!
It looks like Time To Fight Wright has been cut.
Jankovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jankovic circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Time To Fight Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jankovic moves away from the strike by Wright.
Jankovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
Ivan Jankovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankovic's head.
Time To Fight Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jankovic's head.
Wright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wright looks to land a strike but Jankovic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jankovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jankovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jankovic holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Time To Fight Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Time To Fight Wright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jankovic moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Jankovic shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jankovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Jankovic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Wright! Jankovic lets Wright back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Wright misses.
Time To Fight Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright dips to his left and cracks Jankovic with an uppercut!
Wright seems to have got his legs back now.
Jankovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Jankovic shows good takedown defense.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright works over Jankovic's head and body with a nice combination.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Jankovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Wright shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Jankovic counters with a nice right hand that sends Wright toppling to the canvas! Wright scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jankovic finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright swinging wildly here.
A nice side step and Jankovic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Jankovic counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Jankovic!
A victorious Ivan Jankovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Time To Fight Wright was interviewed post fight and said 'Thats some bull shi***! Look at his face and tell me who won!'.
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